# 119-hr-8009: Student Protection and Success Act

119-hr-8009, Student Protection and Success Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8009
- Congress: 119
- Title: Student Protection and Success Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-01

## Summary

**This bill would tie federal student aid eligibility to colleges' student loan repayment performance.** It would set a 15% cohort repayment threshold for ineligibility, require annual risk-sharing payments from institutions, and dedicate those payments to a new College Opportunity Bonus Program for colleges with repayment rates above 25%. Key eligibility and funding rules would phase in starting in fiscal year 2028, with earlier requirements for data publication and notice to institutions. - Colleges: Institutions with a cohort repayment rate at or below 15% would face ineligibility for Title IV programs and an annual risk-sharing payment obligation tied to nonrepaid loan balances, with adjustments and caps linked to institution revenue measures. - Students and families: Students at colleges that fail the repayment threshold could lose access to Pell grants, federal direct loans, and Perkins loans, which would affect borrowing and aid options. - Accountability and incentives: The bill creates a College Opportunity Bonus Program funded by risk-sharing payments for schools with repayment rates above 25% and revises how student service expenditures are measured by excluding marketing, recruitment, and intercollegiate athletics. The Department of Education must publish cohort repayment rates and report on repayment best practices.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Colleges lose federal aid for low repayment: cost, high. If enacted, starting in fiscal year 2028 a college with a cohort repayment rate of 15% or less would be ineligible to take part in certain federal student loan programs for that year and the next two years. Those colleges would also lose eligibility for Pell Grants, the Federal Perkins Loan program…
- New college risk fees and bonuses: mixed, medium. If enacted, starting in fiscal year 2028 colleges in the Direct Loan program would pay an annual risk-sharing fee based on their cohort nonrepayment loan balance. The fee would be 2% of an adjusted nonrepayment balance, reduced by an unemployment-rate adjustment based on the prior 3 fiscal years, a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act
- 119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [119-hr-8009 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8009)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2902)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5509)
- [119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2189)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8009 (as of 2026-07-01).